#45: I'd feel bad selling umbrellas in the rain

I share how uncomfortable I feel promoting my online learning business for the swinger lifestyle, even though I’m proud of the courses and believe they genuinely help people. After trying to respond to direct requests for advice in places like Reddit and Facebook groups, I got warnings for “self-promotion,” which made me feel like I’m holding the solution but I’m not allowed to share it unless I pay for ads. I also talk about a negative YouTube comment accusing my content of becoming too promotional, and how frustrating that is after making nearly a thousand free videos and multiple free podcasts while still needing to make a living. I draw boundaries with fans in person, consider paid advertising instead of hard-selling, and discuss behind-the-scenes business hurdles like banking awkwardness and Stripe rejecting me as a payment processor. 00:00 Hating Sales Mode 00:41 Proud of the Course 01:28 Self Promotion Bans 03:42 Censorship and Visibility 04:28 YouTube Comment Backlash 05:55 Making Content Costs 10:21 Staying Authentic 11:22 Marketing Options 12:57 Banking Awkwardness 14:54 Payment Processor Rejection 16:50 Behind the Scenes Struggles 17:50 Wrapping Up and Advice **description and chapters written with the help of AI** Content mentioned in this episode: 1. My new digital course website: ⁠⁠⁠https://levelupwithtorontounicorn.com/⁠⁠⁠ 2. Story time: My biggest REGRET in the swinger lifestyle (and what I’d do differently): https://youtu.be/1FBfU19FPqM ***** ALL social media links (YouTube, podcasts, fan page, etc): ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/TorontoUnicorn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ***** Sign up for my email newsletters to stay up-to-date on TorontoUnicorn news, events and swinger lifestyle resources: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://torontounicorn.kit.com/torontounicornemails⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ***** Get your free Swinger Lifestyle Starter Kit - learn what to expect, common mistakes to avoid, and how to walk into a sex-positive space without feeling out of place: 👉⁠https://torontounicorn.kit.com/dpodcast⁠ Ready to go deeper? Check out my full courses at ⁠⁠LevelUpWithTorontoUnicorn.com⁠⁠ ***** DIRECT link to my explicit TorontoUnicorn fan page: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://OnlyFans.com/TorontoUnicorn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ BONUS content (behind the scenes, non-explicit) available now on my TorontoUnicorn Patreon page! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/c/TorontoUnicorn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ My personal website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TorontoUnicorn.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ --- Want to own something I wear, use, recommend? Or just see what hilarious and unique products I found worthy of sharing? 🤣 Check out my Amazon storefront! *affiliate links provide me with a small commission* 🇺🇸 Amazon storefront: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.amazon.com/shop/torontounicorn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🇨🇦 Amazon storefront: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.amazon.ca/shop/torontounicorn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ --- Please rate this podcast 5 stars and leave a comment Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices